Messaging and service system for mobile computer

• US 7,860,937 B2
• Filed: 10/29/2004
• Issued: 12/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Tran, Tuan, Ludwig, Ron, Zheng, Jianyu Roy, Ismail, Samir
• Primary Examiner(s): Srivastava; Vivek
• Assistant Examiner(s): Duong; Thomas
• Application Number:
  US10/977,356
• Publication Number:
  US 20050114895A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,251 Days
• Field of Search: 709/228, 709/206, 709/207
• US Class Current: 709/207
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/30 Profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/06 Optimizing the usage of the radio link, e.g. header compression, information sizing , discarding information system modifying transmission characteristic according to link quality by modifying frame length H04L1/0007; dynamic adaptation of the packet size for flow control or congestion control H04L47/365
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

A service sends rich content messages including text and photos between any mobile device and potentially across a heterogeneous network. Furthermore, to enhance the user experience, content can be delivered based on personal preferences and device display capabilities.

Claims

1. A service including a method, comprising:

sending from a computer, to a wireless computing device, rich content messages including text and photographs, wherein the rich content messages are received by a messaging Java Message Service (JMS) servlet, the servlet receiving a request from a mobile device and translating the request into a request that a Message Queue (MQ) server understands, the MQ server enqueuing the message, such that when a request from the wireless computing device arrives checking for messages, messages addressed to the wireless computing device are sent from the queue;

receiving from a computer customer-generated image quality and/or message size preference signals, the signals indicating a priority among the preferences, the signals indicating at least one change in the priority based on time of day; and

validating message content to ensure that messages are sent to the wireless computing device in conformance with the customer-generated image quality/message size preferences.

2. The service of claim 1, comprising sending the messages across a heterogeneous network.

3. The service of claim 1, comprising further establishing message content based on display capabilities of the device in addition to establishing the message content based on the customer-generated preferences.

4. The service of claim 1, comprising receiving at least one message from the device.

5. The service of claim 4, wherein the device sends an XML request to send a message, and the method includes:

authenticating the user of the device using an external authentication module.

6. The service of claim 5, comprising:

generating a Java Message Service (JMS) message; and

sending the JMS message to at least one server queue.

7. The service of claim 1, comprising:

receiving, from the wireless computing device, an XML request for messages addressed to the wireless computing device;

authenticating the user of the device;

checking at least one server queue for messages addressed to the wireless computing device;

formatting at least one message for the device per user-defined preferences; and

sending the message to the wireless computing device.

8. The service of claim 1 comprising validating the message to ensure the message includes only text and/or photographs and if validation is successful generating a JMS message that is sent to the MQ server.